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Audience targets

Performance against 2025/26 audience targets

Ensure universality and the delivery of value to audiences overall

The universality of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

  • 94% of UK adults 16+ use Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ TV/iPlayer, Radio or Online on average per month (Target 90%+, Source: Compass by Ipsos UK)
  • 81% of UK adults 16+ use Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ TV/iPlayer, Radio or Online on average per week (Target 80%+, Source: Compass by Ipsos UK)

A valued habit with the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

  • 61% of UK adults 16+ use the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ for 5+ days on average per week (Target 60 to 65%, Source: Compass by Ipsos UK)
  • 50% of UK adults 16+ use the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ for 5+ hours on average per week (Target circa 50%, Source: Compass by Ipsos UK)
  • 59% of UK adults 16+ use two or more Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ modes on average per week (Target circa 60%, Source: Compass by Ipsos UK) 

Maintain focus on key audience challenges

Young adults

The reach of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

  • 63% of UK 16-34s use Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ TV/iPlayer, Radio or Online on average per week (Target 60-70%, Source: Compass by Ipsos UK)

Personal relevance

  • 6 out of 10 of UK 16-34s feel ‘the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is for me’ (mean score out of 10) (Target 6+ out of 10, Source: Fifty5Blue (formerly Kantar Media)

Under 16s

The reach of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

  • 69% of UK under 16s use Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ TV/iPlayer, Radio or Online on average per week (Target 65-70%, Source: Kids Cross-Media Insight by Ipsos UK)
  • 50% - The reach of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Children’s/Education services% of UK under 16s who use Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Children’s/Education services on average per week (Target circa 45-50%, Source: Kids Cross-Media Insight by Ipsos UK)

Prioritise online reach and engagement central to the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s future universality

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Online overall

  • 63% of UK adults who use Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Online on average per week (Target 60-65%, Source: Compass by Ipsos UK)
  • 24.1 million - Average weekly active accounts using Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Online (Target 23.5-24m+, Source: Piano Analytics)

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer

  • 15.4 million - Average weekly active accounts using Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer Accounts overall (Target 15.0m+, Source: Piano Analytics)
  • 4.1 million - Average weekly active accounts using Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer Under 35 accounts (Target 4.0-4.5m, Source: Piano Analytics)
  • 89 minutes - Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer average weekly time spent per head per week (Target 80 mins+, Source: BARB As Viewed. All devices)

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds

  • 4.85 million - Average weekly active accounts using Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds Accounts overall (Target 4.8m+, Source: Piano Analytics)

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ News

  • 11.3 million - Average weekly active accounts using Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ News cross-product Accounts overall (Target 10.5m+, Source: Piano Analytics)

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